This is another article that is fairly centered on the topic of femboys, but some of their arguments could be more generally applied to the question of why wearing gender-non-conforming clothing is becoming more popular online.
It’s admittedly not the most interesting of articles, but I’m grasping at straws a little bit trying to find new and interesting articles to post about men breaking gendered fashion norms. If you know of any I haven’t posted yet, feel free to let me know!
Why Are Femboys So Popular Online?
Why are femboys so popular online? Explore the cultural trends, internet communities, and fashion movements behind the rise of the femboy aesthetic.
https://femboybox.com/blogs/news/why-are-femboys-so-popular-online
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Dieses müsste Dir fröhlich machen (wie es mir tat): https://qr.ae/pFTUX9
Er hat mir gesagt dass ich es freilich reposten darf .
Frage es ihn eventuell selber und nenne mich: Te vroeg geboren 🙂
GRTZ, Arie
Thanks for the article Alex, and what an important one it is! As a guy who wears skirts myself, I’m conscious of labels that might be applied to me based on what I’m wearing, such as femboy, crossdresser, transvestite, transitioning male etc, or worse, and while I have absolutely no issues with the lifestyles associated with those labels, I fully believe in freedom of expression, it is probable that these lifestyles are one reason for keeping men out of skirts in the wider social world. I believe that despite changing attitudes, men in general do not want to emulate females, I believe that for skirts to be popular with men in western society, they would have to have a strong masculine identity. I think masculinity has lost a lot of it’s toxic traits over the years and men have bettered themselves, but masculinity still wants its own identity seperate from that of women.
I think that one possibile reason could be that on the internet you can express yourself without the fear of a negative judgement, unless you stay anonymous and especially if you live in a conservative area…
This is a recent radio piece about men in skirts from January of this year. It is 20 minutes long but is all in German I’m afraid.
https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendungen/neugier-genuegt/feature-maennerroecke-100.html
The usual stuff is covered such as talking about the reactions to the 1st women in trousers etc. The piece starts and ends with an accomplished mason who has successfully adopted wearing a self designed utility skirt for his work and has had only good results and feedback.
The others in the piece, are all Cis men of various ages and backgrounds who wear skirts for comfort and practicality, but lament the lack of understanding. There is a vox pop on the street where the sample of male opinions was almost unanimously hostile. The interviews also feature a lady who specialises in making skirts with lots of pockets and belt rings for mostly younger men.
Ultimately the article reaches the usual conclusions about men constantly feeling the pressure of other men to daily prove their masculinity.
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Like many such media vignettes on men in skirts, I think they miss one vital element in the discussion which is female hostility to men in skirts. This is something that I have certainly run into regularly and it probably hurts more as it usually arrives unexpectedly and more vociferously. But maybe that’s just me.
My German isn’t good enough to understand the entire piece so I’m thankful you gave us the gist.
What surprised me about your experience is the hostility from women. I’ve had nothing but the opposite experience. My first experience in a skirt had me hooked on comfort but I wasn’t on the “gonna wear publicly” mode. Until my first adventure in a kilt had two overwhelmingly genuine and positive reactions from women. And now there’s definitely a part of me that wants to wear an unbifurcated bottom because of female compliments. Perhaps we live in different parts of the world?
Las faldas para los varones no llevan tanto adorno, volantes; boleritos; encajes; moñitos cinticas.
Deben ser:
Prácticas; funcionales; ergonómicas; Saludables, de fácil mantenimiento; muy Amigables con el medio ambiente.
Deben cumplir con su función; CUBRIR; Y VESTIR.
Una falda es una prenda muy cómoda; solo tiene 2, o tres deficiencias; que en mi opinión son más bien mal diseño; o mala elaboración de la prenda.
Si la falda es muy corta; no le cubre casi nada; y les obliga a estar haciendo muchas ACROBACIAS, para caminar y para sentarse.
Si la falda es muy ESTRECHA; o muy ANGOSTA; no le deja caminar bien; ni subir las escaleras; y entonces les tocaría ANDAR DE RODILLAS; y Pidiendo AYUDA.
Si la falda es demasiado larga les tocaría estar recogiendo la falda para que les permita caminar y pierden movilidad.
Pero una falda rotonda; o circular; a la rodilla; o al tobillo; y tan ancha como la quiera usar nunca les dará ningún problema; vale la pena si recordar que las faldas; y los vestidos con faldas; (ya sea para el hombre; o para la mujer es lo mismo); las faldas siempre se deben utilizar con su respectiva ENAGUA; por seguridad; por higiene; y por comodidad.